Wished Blair County man jailed for over $10k house enchancment fraud, police say

BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ)– A Blair County man who was wished on a house enchancment fraud cost is now behind bars, police mentioned.

Allegheny Township police mentioned that Terry Geist Jr., 42, of Hollidaysburg stole $10,650 after he was employed in January to do transforming work on a kitchen at a residence on Hillside Drive. Geist reportedly was doing enterprise as Keystone Customized Carpentry.

Geist was paid $5,750 to start the work on January 10. In accordance with the report, he mentioned the work would take two or three weeks to complete. Only a few days after, Geist was written one other examine for the quantity of $4,900 for quartz counter tops, in accordance with the legal criticism.

Geist then went to take away the kitchen doorways and cabinets that have been presupposed to be taken and re-finished then re-installed, nevertheless that was the final time he went to the residence. When the house owner was capable of contact Geist about ending the work, he would give you excuses about an sickness, police mentioned.

In March, Geist reportedly contacted the house owner to allow them to know that the counter tops have been able to be picked up at B.C Stone in Everett and that he was going to complete work on the finish of the month however he by no means got here, police mentioned.

Police mentioned that they then spoke to a B.C. Stone worker in April, who informed them that Geist was contacted, no less than 15 to twenty occasions since January that the counter tops have been prepared however he by no means got here to get them.

Geist is at the moment lodged in Blair County Jail. He has a preliminary listening to set for Sept. 1.